Tap sole



TAP soLE Filed Aug. 26, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Aug. 26, 1926 2 sheets-Shea @EMIS-:Tam ll, E]

Patented Augo 7, i928.

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BENJAMN GILOWJITZ, 0F NEW YORK, 'di'. Y.

TAF SOLE.

Application ledAugust 26, 1926. Serial No. 131;?17.

The invention relates to improvements in tap soles for application directly to worn outer soles of shoes, the present disclosure being directed to soles for use upon ladies shoes, although the invention is not so restricted. w

One object of the invention is to provide a tap sole whose edge is provided with an integral extension to cover a worn spot on the' shoe sole, .said extension being readily severable from the tap sole.-

Another object of the invention is to make unique provision for repairing the worn tip of a shoe sole while applying the tap sole thereto. I

A. still further object is to provide4 a tap sole whose marginal or rim portion is skived substantially to a feather-edge, so that it will not give any added appearance of thickness at the edge of the sole to which it is applied;

rlhe skived marginal portion ofthe tap sole possesses a greater degree of exibility than the body portion of said sole and it is a further aim of the invention vto provide said body portion with an arrangement of transverse grooves, which grooves not only increase its flexibility, buttends to prevent slippage when the sole is in use'.

Yet another aim is to provide a tap-sole whose marginal or rim portion inclines outwardly from its body portion, the lower side of the sole being formed with, a groove at the juncture of said portions, which groove permits these portions to readily flatten out so that their upper surfaces are in substantially the same plane,when the tap-sole is attached to the sole of the shoe.

With the foregoing and minor'objects in view, the invention resides in the novel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, the description being supplemented by the accompanyingdrawings.

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the form of sole provided with an integral Jforward extension for covering a worn spot at the tip of the shoe sole.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the sole shown in Fig. 1. i

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view on lline 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Figure 4 is a t-ransverse sectional view illustrating the manner in which the sole is attened out when it is applied to the previously attached sole of the shoe.

Figure 5 is a bottom plan view illustratiing one manner of applying the sole to a shoe so that the forward extension oi' the tap-sole repairs the worn tip of the shoe so e.

Figure 6 is a sectional view on line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Figure 7 is a detail bottom plan view illustrating a diderent way of using the orward extension of the tap-sole to repair the worn tip of a shoe sole.

Figure 8 is a detail section on line 8 8 of Fig. 7.

Figure 9 is a detail bottom plan illustrating the manner in which the tap-sole may beused without using its' forward extension, by cutting od and either discarding the latter or saving it .for future use.

Figure 10 is a bottom plan view showing a dii'erent form of tap-sole which is provided with. an integral patch at its edge for covering a worn spot in a shoe sole before the body portion of the tap-sole is applied. j

Figure 11 is a longitudinal sectional view on line 11--11 of Fig. 10.

Figure 12 is a bottom plan view showing the patch severed from the major portion of the tap-sole.

Figure 13 is a transverse section on line :i3- 13 of Fig. 11.

Figure 14 is a transverse sectional view illustrating a shoe repaired by the use of both the patch and the major portion of the tap-sole.

In the form of construev ion illustrated in Figures 1 to 9, 15 designaues the body portion of a tap-sole and 16 designates a marginal or rim portion thereof which is skived'Y to a feather-edge and by such skiving is rendered very iexible. To impart similar iexibilit'y to the body portion 15 and to prevent slippage of the sole when in use, ll preferably form said bodyportion with` parallel transverse grooves 17'. Another groove 18 is formed in the lower side of the sole at the juncture of its body and rim ortions 15 and 16, permitting such ang ing thereof as to allow their upper' surfaces to occupy substantially a common plane when the tap-sole is cemented or otherwise secured to the sole 19 ofa shoe. 1When the tap-sole is thus applied the groove 18 is, substantially closed, as seen in Fig. d.

By skiving the marginal or rim portion 16 substantially to a feather-edge, it will not give an appearance of great thickness lill@ wardl to the sole 19 when applied to the latter, and ifdesired, the edge of the portion 16 may be inwardlyspaced from the edge of the sole 19, as shown in Figs. 4, 5, 7 and 9. Then-too attention may also be directed to the factthat having the portion 16 outinclined from the body ortion 15, necessitating outward yielding o said portion 16 when the sole is applied, insures that it shall tightly engage the sole and be held under tension in such engagement, as well as being held by the cement used for attaching purposes.' The provision of the oovesl 18 permits the necessary angling of t e portions 15 and 16 regardless of the fact that the tap-sole may be rather thick and of heavy material. Even if such thick or heavy material be used however, the grooves 17 and the skived portion of the tap-sole, permit the necessary yieldability.

The front end of the tap-sole 15-16, is provided with an integral, forwardly-thickv cned extension 20 to covenand repair a worn tip 21 on the sole 19, as shown in Figs. `5 and 6A the curved front edge of this extension then coming iiush with the ed e of the sole 19, while the edge of the skive portion 16 is then inwardly spaced from the edge of the shoe sole.

If desired, the extension '2'0 may beicut l entirely from'the marginal portion 16 and of the sole, and en be applied in overla ping relation with the atc (member 20 as illustrated in Figs. and 8, and

used to re air the worn tip the edge of the tap-sole may either be flush Awith the edge of the sole 19 or spaced from it.

-If the use of the extension 2O is not necessary at all, it may be entirely cut from the rim portion 16 and the tap-sole then applied as shown in Fig. 9, with its edge either` Hush inwardly with the edge of the\ shoe sole or inwardly spaced from it. ,l

In the construction shown in Figs. 10 to 14, 22 designates a ta so)le who marginal ortion 23 is skive substan lally to a eather-edge Ifor-the same reason as that given with regard to the portion 16, this sole being concavo-convex so that it must be flat.

tened out when applied and will thus remain under tension, in proper engagement -with the shoe sole. At the rear end of the tapsole 22 or at some other desired point, a patch 24 is integrally connected with said tap-sole, the connection being preferably established by a short thin neck 25. The opposite sides of this patch 24 are preferab convex as shown. y

If the sole 26, to be repaired, possesses a badly worn spot lsuch as 27 in Fig. 14, the

patch 24 is cut from the tap-sole and used Ato cover o r ill said spot as shown` in this .l figure, before the tap-sole 22 is applled. If

' over the patch.

It 'will be seen from the foregoing that both ,forms of the invention are simple and inexpensive, yet very desirable, particular attention being directed Vto the-fact that in both forms of the sole, an integral extension is provided at the edge, for the purpose oi' repairing a worn spot on the ordinary 'shoe sole, incident to the a plication of the tapsole.' Thus, a better ]ob may be done than is possible if a patch or the like for a worn spot on the sole must be cut bythe shoemaker from some separate piece of material, and very often a different material from that of the tap-sole. With regards to materials,

'it may be stated that any which is suitable ymay be used for either -form of the invention, but rubber is preferably employed. It

it may be applied solely with suitable cement such as rubber cement, sol that no stitching or nailing is necessary. The grooves and the feather edges give the repair tap such iiexiybility that the cement encounters no diiiiculty in properly holding it in place. claim.:

' 1. A tap-sole.having arelativelyv small integral substantiallyv fia-t extension at its edge adapted to till a worn spot on the sole of a shoe being repaired, said extension being readily severable from thetap-sole.

2. A tap-sole having an integral substanltially fiat patch at its'edge, said patch being:

readily severable from the sole, whereby the patch may first be applied to a worn spot of a shoe sole and 3. A tap-sole having` an Vintegral for-A .from a rubber composition or other desired material. I also invite attention to the fact that due to the iexibility of the tap or sole.

wardlythickened portion extending beyond its front end to ll a worn spot at .the tipv of a shoe sole *to which it is applied. 4

4. A tap-sole skived substantially to a feather-edge to prevent it` from being conspicuouslyl visible at the edge 'of' a sole to which it is applied; the front end of said tap-sole having anl integral substantially fiat but forwardly-thickened extension to fill a worn spot -atthe tip of the shoe sole to I which the tap-sole is applied.

In testimony whereof I4 have hereunto afiixed my signature.

' BENJAMIN GILowrrz. g

110 the tap-sole then applied 

